Arm’s-length management organisations (ALMOs) are calling
for changes to enable them to access tenants’ income data in order to ensure
correct rent-setting under Pay to Stay. This relies on providers being given access
to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data to determine the income of their
tenants as their circumstances change, so they can ensure they are charged the
correct rent. However, under the Housing and Planning Bill, housing
associations, councils and other public bodies will be granted access to the
HMRC data, but ALMOs won’t be. Under the current wording of the bill
non-registered providers - including most ALMOs - would instead have to request
the data through a council, which could slow the process of rent-setting. Read
more on Inside Housing.
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